Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025): Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) was 9.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9.1%
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
1st
of 6 regions
All-time high
10.4%
in 2023
All-time low
6.7%
in 2019
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) recorded 9.1% for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) peaked at 10.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2019.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025), year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8.5% | — |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -11.5% |
| 2025 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.8% | 6.7% | 8.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) was 9.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) recorded in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2019.
- How does Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) rank for inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian)?
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) ranks 1st out of 6 regions with data for 2025.
- Is inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian) rising or falling in Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to afford a meal with meat, chicken, fish (or vegetarian equivalent) every second day by level of disability (activity limitation), sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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